Links of the Day

A meteor hits Washington (seen by a pilot).

Scientists find a "frog from hell" fossil (artist rendition displayed to right).

A transgendered inmate loses her lawsuit to force Oregon prison officials to pay for her sex change operation and move her to a women's prison. (this article blatantly ignores her pronoun choice, fyi)

Forest Grove High School (my old high school) has been awarded a little over $400,000 to build a health center that will target uninsured & underinsured students.

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Heres one way of showing your luv this Valentines (that is if you want to take the time to melt 200 kg of chocolate).

And another marvelous creation in the BentObjects blog. If only the centipedes in my garden looked like this.

If you loved slinkys, lincoln logs or mr. potato head, you need to read this short history of some of toys/games.

Retro games inspired murals (the pac man bathroom is my favorite).

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Pit bull owners beware, they might try to chew on your toes.

Don't leave anything unattended at Goodwill, because they just might sell it.

Oregon Senate endorses the Copper Salmon Wilderness plan that creates nearly 14,000 acres of national forest.

Oregon public school cafeterias aren't serving beef any more after a video was release by the Humane Society.

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Flying in the nude? (those crazy germans, what will they think of next? orgy flights?)

A Holocaust float themed float in Rio Janeiro's Carnival.

A study finds that women respond more to sex actors while men respond more to the gender of the actors. (I wonder if this helps explains why its easier to prove bisexuality in women than men.)

How to get detained by airport security (because life at the airport isn't "fun" enough on its own).

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A study finds that coffee may make diabetes worse (I'm a risk for diabetes... & have a pretty strong caffeine addiction)

The Kennedys back Obama (oh please let this be a sign of more endorsements for Obama).

He's at it again... Chavez urges Caribbean & Latin American leaders to create a defense policy and form military alliance against the US.

It not safe being a pedistrian... a Tri-met bus driver hits a woman walking her dog.

A drum set made of cheese!

This is an actual website

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A study says that the pill has prevented 100,000 deaths.

And another study proves that clowns are scary (well duh).

Big Brother is real... well at least it looks so from the lawsuit on behalf of Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation againt the NSA for intercepting privileged communications between the foundation and its lawyers.

20 foods that can increase productivity.

Some callous fucker in Spain is suing the family of the cyclist he killed for the damages to his luxury vehicle.

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A study proves what we already knew (or at least suspected), that Bush and his aides made 935 false statements.

Powells Books plans to expand its downtown location in two years.

And finally, NPR's pres. candidate bingo. (We're probably going to have a Super Tuesday party at my house with our own version of this).

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Tired of the usual bear skin rug? try a monster skin rug.

The Library of Congress has added 3,000 images to Flickr from their archives.

Someone made a video game shelving books according to the library of congress (its like a virtual version of my old job!)

Scientists "prove" bisexuality in women, but apparently its still up for debate in men.

Bush proves, yet again, that he doesn't give a fuck about the environment.

Things aren't so quiet over at Mt. St. Helens.

Multnomah County owned buildings go green.

bike shop map

Ever wonder where the nearest bike shop is? Well wonder no more, thanks to Brad Reber for creating this map. (from his post on the ExchangeCycleTours list).

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That image is from this link, Knitting biology.

Activists are using PGE for not having tougher restrictions on Oregon's only coal-burning power plant.

Huckabee declaires he wants to change the constitution to "god's standards." [link directs you to Dan Savages posting on the Slog, his comments are hilarious]

And yet another reason for me to question eating fish thanks to the fishing industry, a Seattle seafood company apologizes for "sliming eagles."

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I have a hard time believing this is true, but apparently a british couple found out they were really twins after they were already married (they both had been adopted).

Death by pie in the face (the Frog Father)

And a battle between water buffalo and lions, with a special guest appearance.

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I know it's been a while since I did a real post, not just me sharing the random links I find interesting. I promise to post some of my holiday (mis)adventures soon, including some funny pics.

And now... my favorite image of the day, an octopus and his Mr. Potatohead.

The creation of an infinity path.

And finally, rubikscube art.

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The "Blue Man" leaves Oregon for a "more accepting" California.

Vandals steal baby Jesus from nativity scenes in Eugene, replacing him with a severed pigs head. ( someone must have been reading Lord of the Flies recently).

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Eek, there going to make two movies based off the Hobbitt!!!!!!

Scientists discover evidence that whales are descended from a deer-like creature. They also discovered a fucking huge rat and new possum in Indonesia.

In biking news, a new bike shop, A Better Cycle, opens in SE Portland and Trimet considers getting bike racks for buses that can hold 3 bikes at a time.

Someone made a boat powered from human fat.

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The oldest man in the world dies at 116.

Swans (the graceful bullies that they are) concern Oregon wildlife officials.

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The Senate passes an energy bill only after bowing the oil companies by removing taxes on big oil firms. (boo I say, booo!)

Then the House bans water boarding as a means of interrogation. (well at least they got this one right)

South Koreans create glow-in-the-dark kittens. (& small rodents of the world rejoice)

The Dutch plan to make a tulip shaped island.

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A man shows his devotion to his vodka at an airport in Germany.

Everyone else seems to know about this, but today I discovered that Jodie Foster is a dyke. I had such a crush on her when I was a budding teenage dyke. (sigh)

And there has been yet another biker death.

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Lots of interesting links today.

It the 25th Anniversary of the Commodore 64.

Scientists discover a new dinosaur that makes T-Rex look like a poodle.

Other scientist figure out how to make fruit flies straight (or gay).

Hamas sends giant plumes of drug filled smoke over Gaza City.

Pills to make your shit glitter (and by shit I mean feces).

Creepy lifelike sculptures of Duane Hanson.

And my favorite link of the day, Videogame Quilts!

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Science discover new "irrelevance filter" in the brain and a very strange looking mouse like creature.

A judge in Australia rules tells a 10 year old aboriginal girl rape victim that she "probably agreed to have sex" with 9 men.

Republican candidates (with exception to Huckabee) refuse to meet with 49 retired generals and admirals to hear their thoughts against torture.